East Boynton, Georgia
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ringgold census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30736. The Survey maps it on the East Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1935 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS East Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
564 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 564 fires within 5 miles of East Boynton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 995 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 72 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 288 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 72 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 40 |
| Smoking | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CATOOSA-008 |
| 8 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CATOOSA-005 |
| 8 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CATOOSA-006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of East Boynton: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Clark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Graysville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hales Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Boynton in 8 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boynton | $8,000 | The Catoosa County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down on power lines along Smoketree Circle near Boynton. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boynton | $5,000 | The Catoosa County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from around Boynton Drive at Baggett Road to around Highway 151 and Mt Pisgah Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boynton | $2,000 | Tree across power lines at Akins Rd and Maple Way. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boynton | $1,000 | Tree in the roadway on the 100 block of Holcomb Rd. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boynton | $750 | The Catoosa County Sheriff's office reported a few trees down west of Ringgold. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boynton | - | Tree down across road near intersection of Bagget Rd and Boynton Rd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boynton | - | Report of tree down at intersection of Boynton Dr and Bookout Rd. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Boynton | - | Couple of trees down on Poplar Springs St and near the intersection of Baggett Rd and John Dr. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie Spring | 0.3 miles | 28 | |
| Scenic Hills | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Boynton | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Old Mill Trace | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| Love Hill | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Dietz | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Blevins Acre | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Indian Springs | 2.3 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122561814 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331615. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













